Solomon Islands

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The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a scattered archipelago known for its tropical rainforests, coral reefs, and World War II historical sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelagic state
island country
sovereign state
borderedBy Coral Sea
Solomon Sea
callingCode +677
capital Honiara
climate tropical rainforest climate
continent Oceania
currency Solomon Islands dollar
currencyCode SBD
demonym Melanesians
surface form: Solomon Islander
drivesOn left
formerColonyOf United Kingdom
governmentType constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
hasGeographicFeature atolls
coral reefs
tropical rainforests
volcanic islands
hasIsland Bellona Island
Choiseul
Guadalcanal
Makira
Malaita
New Georgia Islands
Rennell Island
Santa Isabel Island
headOfGovernment prime minister of Solomon Islands
headOfState Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
independenceDate 1978-07-07
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .sb
knownFor World War II historical sites
largestCity Honiara
legislature National Parliament of Solomon Islands
locatedIn Melanesia
South Pacific Ocean
majorEconomicSector agriculture
fisheries
logging
tourism
majorReligion Christianity
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
International Monetary Fund
United Nations
World Bank
World Health Organization
nationalLanguage Solomon Islands Pijin
neighboringCountry Australia
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
officialLanguage English
partOf Solomon Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
regionalOrganizationMembership Melanesian Spearhead Group
Pacific Islands Forum
timeZone UTC+11
WWIIBattleSite Battle of Guadalcanal
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

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Battle of Savo Island location Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea neighbouringCountry Solomon Islands
Fiji Airways servesCountry Solomon Islands
Melanesia hasPart Solomon Islands
Melanesia includesSovereignState Solomon Islands
Melanesia hasArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Battle of the Eastern Solomons involves Solomon Islands
Battle of Tassafaronga location Solomon Islands
Australian pound usedIn Solomon Islands
Haredi Jews populationCenter Solomon Islands
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira discovered Solomon Islands
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira explored Solomon Islands
Central Province, Solomon Islands partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Central Province, Solomon Islands locatedInIslandGroup Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands chain
Nggela Islands country Solomon Islands
Nggela Islands partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Nggela Islands administrativeDivisionOf Solomon Islands
Southeastern Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
Southeastern Solomon Islands locatedIn Solomon Islands
Southeastern Solomon Islands hasPart Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Tikopia
Southeastern Solomon Islands isPartOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: wider Solomon Islands archipelago
PIF hasMember Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum
Melanesian Spearhead Group hasMember Solomon Islands
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal location Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands hasPart Solomon Islands
Battle of Rennell Island location Solomon Islands
Battle of Cape Esperance location Solomon Islands
Small Nggela locatedIn Solomon Islands
Small Nggela country Solomon Islands
Small Nggela locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Gela language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Gela language country Solomon Islands
Gela language locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Australasian realm includes Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands partOf Solomon Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Northwest Solomonic languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Meso-Melanesian languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Solomon Sea locatedBetween Solomon Islands
Solomon Sea bordersCountry Solomon Islands
Solomon Sea isWestOf Solomon Islands
Solomon Sea hasJurisdictionalWatersOf Solomon Islands
Western Oceanic languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Gela Sule country Solomon Islands
Gela Sule country Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Nggela Sule
Southeast Solomonic languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Gela Island country Solomon Islands